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The Road to Accessibility without Borders: Celebrating the One-Year Anniversary of the Marrakesh Treaty

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I have previously written about the top issues addressed by the Treaty , but to recap, the Treaty is a wonderful instrument because it requires exceptions for people who are blind or have other print disabilities in national copyright laws. HathiTrust.

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Netflix faces trademark suit over basketball team name and branding in ‘Running Point’

Fast Company Tech

A 1989 ruling in the case found that use of a celebrity’s name in the title of an expressive work is fine if it doesn’t inaccurately claim that a celebrity sponsors or endorses the work and isn’t explicitly misleading.

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Bookshare Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary at Google

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Bookshare, Benetech’s pioneering digital library for people with print disabilities, celebrated its 10th birthday last night with a terrific party that was attended by many of our long-time friends and supporters. Raman of Google Research, a long-time Bookshare member and advisor, was on hand to help us celebrate last night.

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Iceland built 1,756 wheelchair ramps in the past 4 years. Why can’t other countries do that?

Fast Company Tech

On March 14, Thorleifsson celebrated the completion of Ramp Up Iceland with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and the support of the mayor, prime minister, president, and other leaders of the municipal governments across Iceland. Yet, even with the ADA, there are still massive access inequities in our urban environments.

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Facebook is removing any posts celebrating the Atlanta attack or the suspected shooter

The Verge

Facebook says it will remove any posts that celebrate the recent shooting in Atlanta or support the suspected shooter. Facebook wants to remove content that celebrates violent acts. The social network noted last August that it wanted to address movements “that, while not directly organizing violence, have celebrated violent acts.”

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The Andor trailer and more news from Star Wars Celebration

Digital Trends

Star Wars fans have a lot to celebrate, with the first trailer for Andor, a release window for The Mandalorian and Ahsoka, and a new show with Jude Law.

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British authors want Meta to answer for alleged copyright infringement

Engadget

Artists across the creative industries have also recently protested the UK government's December 2024 proposal to change copyright law. The shift would provide AI developers with a copyright exemption and require creatives to "opt out" or allow access to their materials.

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